4 Feb 2016

Make sure you can vote

The countdown to the Scottish Parliament elections on Thursday 5th May 2016 is well underway with less than 100 days to go and officials in Renfrewshire are urging residents to make sure they can vote. This is the first time 16 and 17 year olds will be eligible to take part in these elections and it is worth remembering that all those who registered to vote in the referendum will have to register again as a separate register was used. Even if you pay council tax, it’s not automatic that your name will be on the register. You can check if your name is included by calling the Electoral Registration Officer on 0300 300 0150. It’s also easy to register online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

Hugh Henry MSP

About Hugh

Hugh Henry is a Scottish Labour politician first elected a Member of the Scottish Parliament in1999 when he represented Paisley South. He was appointed Deputy Minister for Health and Community in 2001and moved to Deputy Minister for Social Justice in 2002. He became Deputy Minister for Justice after the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in 2003 and Minister for Education in 2006. Hugh collected the Scottish Politician of the Year award in 2010 and won the newly created Renfrewshire South seat in 2011. He was raised in Erskine, Renfrewshire and educated at St Mirin's Academy, Paisley, at the University of Glasgow and Jordanhill College in Glasgow. He has worked as an accountant, a teacher and as a welfare rights officer. He was a local councillor from 1984 until 1999, including four years as leader of Renfrewshire Council. He is married with two daughters and a son.